'It just seems endless': Gorton residents' anger as fly-tippers strike

Residents in Gorton are becoming increasingly frustrated with the increase of fly-tipping over the past few months.

The area has been blighted by problems in the past, with an alleyway between Sunny Brow Road and Chatsworth Road dubbed as 'the worst in Manchester' due to the amount of rubbish being dumped in it.

Robert Dayne, originally from Australia but now living in Gorton, has helped clear sites left strewn with garbage by going around in his free time and cleaning up.

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"You know me and some others in the community try to do our best but it just seems endless, it's really not hard to just take it to a skip," he said.

"This affects people in the whole community, not just houses nearby. People will see this and not want to come back to Gorton again and I'm getting sick of it.

"The area is getting much better but this will always be hanging over our heads if we don't sort it out as soon as possible. Fingers crossed the council can do something soon, I haven't had much time recently!"

Sam Trieck, a resident in Gorton, has had garbage dumped in her garden before as it was connected to a back road.

"People really used to throw whole garbage bags and food over in my garden. It is connected to a very busy road so people will be coming next to it a lot.

"But really? Have you no shame to do this too me? I'm a hard working woman, I did nothing to deserve this. No one has done this for three months but it will happen again.

"Julie Reid [the local Gorton councillor] is doing the best she can, it is the council that is the problem. Even residents living in Gorton don't care anymore."

Councillor Lee-Ann Igbon, Executive Member for Vibrant Neighbourhoods at the